Wake – Sowing the Seeds of a Worthless Tomorrow
Writing about grindcore almost demands violent language: churn, blast, crush, ad nauseam. Descriptions follow a tried-and-tired vocabulary. You could fit Sowing the Seeds of…
WAKE
Ride the dragon to the Sled Island…
Sled Island, a four-day, multi-venue fest, has been Calgary’s answer to NXNE since 2007. Seeing as the actual NXNE takes place the week beforehand, I’ve never had much interest in a lineup that often features many of the same bands as the Toronto event. But this year, while my initial impressions of the NXNE lineup are a little underwhelming, the Cowtown organizers have scored a major coup: they’re bringing Sleep to town for an exclusive Canadian performance, and just one of three gigs on the marijuananauts’ calendar this year.
Noisear – Subvert the Dominant Paradigm
Overall, Noisear is an obvious fit for the Relapse roster that has released a fine grind album.
TOP CANADIAN ALBUMS OF 2010 – Individual Top 5s
ADRIEN BEGRAND 1. Weapon – From the Devil’s Tomb (Ajna Offensive) 2. Mares of Thrace – The Moulting (Arctodus) 3. Bison BC – Dark…